Athlone's Luke Carty Set For USA Rugby Debut At Twickenham

Friday, 2 July 2021 06:59

He's one of three uncapped players included for the test against England.

Athlone's Luke Carty will make his debut at out-half for the USA on Sunday at Twickenham.

He's been named as one of three uncapped players in Gary Gold's XV for the test against England.

The 23 year-old has been thriving since his move to play for Major League Rugby outfit, the Los Angeles Giltinis in the summer.

He's gained a reputation as a great playmaker much like his brother Jack at Connacht.

It's the first time the USA have played England at Twickenham since a 45-7 defeat in 1999.

It'll be a 2pm kick-off.

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Head Coach Gary Gold said:

Coach Gold said

“We’ve had a good few days in England getting the guys back together with a number of productive training sessions under our belts. For us, the important thing is to ensure our younger players are exposed to this quality of competition early and often in their playing career. As we look ahead to World Cup qualification against Canada and now two test matches against Ireland, we are confident we will see the experience of these games pay dividends heading into the next two World cup cycles.”

The matchday squad in full is:

1. David Ainu’u	Prop	Toulouse (FRA)	9
2. Mikey Sosene-Feagai	Hooker	Old Glory DC	5
3. Paul Mullen	Prop	Utah Warriors	18
4. Gregory Peterson	Lock	Newcastle Falcons (ENG)	30
5. Nick Civetta	Lock	Rugby United New York	26
6. Jamason Fa’anana-Schultz	Flanker	Old Glory DC	2
7. Riekert Hattingh	Flanker	Seattle Seawolves	Uncapped
8. Cam Dolan	No. 8	NOLA Gold	51
9. Ruben de Haas	Scrumhalf	Austin Gilgronis	17
10. Luke Carty	Flyhalf	LA Giltinis	Uncapped
11. Mika Kruse	Wing	Utah Warriors	Uncapped
12. Bryce Campbell	Center	Austin Gilgronis	32
13. Marcel Brache	Center	Western Force (AUS)	23
14. Mikey Te’o	Wing	Utah Warriors	28
15. Will Hooley	Fullback	Saracens (ENG)	15
16. Joe Taufete’e	Reserve	Lyon (FRA)	27
17. Matt Harmon	Reserve	NOLA Gold	Uncapped
18. Dino Waldren	Reserve	NOLA gold	19
19. Nate Brakeley	Reserve	Rugby United New York	23
20. Psalm Wooching	Reserve	San Diego Legion	4
21. Hanco Germishuys	Reserve	Rugby United New York	21
22. Michael Baska	Reserve	Utah Warriors	Uncapped
23. Calvin Whiting	Reserve	Utah Warriors	1